Andrejs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1204. Ultimately from Ancient Greek. Cognate to English Andrew.

Proper noun

Andrejs m

1. Andrew (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name from Ancient Greek
3. a transliteration of the Russian male given name Андре́й (Andréj)

Declension

Declension of Andrejs (1st)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	Andrejs	Andreji
genitive	Andreja	Andreju
dative	Andrejam	Andrejiem
accusative	Andreju	Andrejus
instrumental	Andreju	Andrejiem
locative	Andrejā	Andrejos
vocative	Andrej	Andreji

Related terms

• (male given names) Andis, Andris
• (female given names) Anda, Andra

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• Population Register of Latvia: There were 22 652 persons named Andrejs in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.